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Our team thrives on tackling complex challenges, consistently driving meaningful insights and actionable outcomes for our partners. We bring a deep understanding of both the technical and stakeholder landscapes, which allows us to deliver solutions that are not only innovative but also impactful.
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Featured Projects
Colorado River Basin Post-2026 Operations Exploration Tool
As part of the ongoing National Environmental Policy Act process to replace the operating guidelines for the Colorado River Basin, which expire at the end of 2026, Virga Labs collaborated with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Together, we developed a freely available tool that allows any interested stakeholder to create and evaluate potential operational strategies in the Colorado River Basin using the Decision Making under Deep Uncertainty framework.
Colorado River Status Tracker
This tool centralizes information and democratizes access to current reservoir conditions across the Colorado River Basin. It provides access to anyone interested in water management. The Tracker contains two primary dashboards. The Reservoir Live Storage Tracker provides real-time Colorado River system storage conditions by visualizing data on the combined capacity of the primary storage reservoirs in the Basin. The Solutions Calculator is a simplified representation of the current conditions and operation of the Basin that facilitates real-time scenario development of how water could be used and moved in the Basin.
Ten Strategies for Climate Resilience in the Colorado River Basin
The Ten Strategies Report provides a counter-narrative to the usual doom-and-gloom climate stories in the Colorado River Basin by showcasing efforts that can help adapt to change, reduce pressure on water supplies, mitigate carbon emissions, and strengthen local economies. The Ten Strategies included in the report range from well-demonstrated to emerging to innovative solutions. These strategies were selected because they are reasonably feasible to implement and meaningfully contribute to climate resilience outcomes.
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